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New York Yankees Youngster in Poor Company This Season as Team Struggles

The Yankees fell to four games back of the Toronto Blue Jays with a loss on Monday.
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New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11) reacts during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium on July 8.
New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11) reacts during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium on July 8. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images

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The New York Yankees fell to four games back of the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East with a 4-1 loss against the Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre.

At 55-45, the Yankees still own the first wild card spot in the American League, but they have World Series aspirations after falling just short in the Fall Classic a season ago.

If New York is going to get there again, they will undoubtedly need more from shortstop Anthony Volpe, who has continued to struggle in 2025.

Per Paul Hembekides of ESPN:

Anthony Volpe value this season
(via @Fangraphs):

Batting (-5.4)
Base Running (-1.1)
Fielding (-2.8)

He is 1 of 14 qualifiers measured as a value-negative player in all 3 phases.

The 24-year-old, who won a Gold Glove in 2023, now leads the American League in errors (12). He's hitting just .214 with 12 home runs and 53 RBIs. He's stolen just 10 bases. Despite his struggles, there's been no talk of the Yankees looking to upgrade at the shortstop position this trade season. They've been linked to third base help, specifically in the form of Eugenio Suarez (D-backs) and Ke'Bryan Hayes (Pirates).

The Yankees and Blue Jays will play another critical matchup on Tuesday night with first pitch coming at 7:07 p.m. ET. Yankees rookie Cam Schlittler will make the start against veteran right-hander Max Scherzer.

Scherzer is 1-0 with a 4.70 ERA while Schlittler has gone 1-0 with a 5.06. The two teams will wrap up the series on Wednesday. The Yankees will be off on Thursday.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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